Valve cage vise and spring remover



Apr. 17,1923. 1,451,715

A. B. SEPPMANN VALVE CAGE VISE AND SPRING REMOVER Filed May 5, 1921 l gnam/nto@ Patented Apr. l?, i923.

llNlTlilld Si TATES VALVE CAGE VISE AND SPRNG REMGVEE.

Application filed May 5,

To all whom it may concern.'

lle it known that l, lLrnnn BRUNO Sarr- MANN, a citizen ol the United States, residing at Lahe Crystal, in the county of Blue ltarth, State ot lilinnesota, have invented a new and useiiul Valve `Cage Vise and Spring Remover; and l do hereby declare the tollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description oit' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to vali/e spring compressors and holders and has for its object to provide a device ot this character particularly adapted for compressing valve springs carried by valve stems, which valve stems and the valves are carried by valve cages of the type used in internal combustion engines.

A further object is to provide a valve cage holder and valve spring compressor comprising a pair oit pivoted arms pivoted together at one oi their ends, the tree ends ot said arms being adapted to receive the valve cage and spring therebetween and compress said spring on the rotation of a screw extending through the arms. Also to provide a valve spring compressor and holder so constructed that it will hold various sizes oit valves and cages.

With the above and other objects in view rthe invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :t

Figure l is side elevation of the compressor and holder, parts being broken away to better illustrate the structure.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of a portion of the lower arm showing a nut through whic-h the operating screw threads.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a conventional form of valve cage and 2 the valve carried thereby. The valve 2 is ot' a conventional `form and is provided with a valve stem 3, which valve stem has slidably mounted thereon a washer 4. The washer i is held on the stem 3 by a cotter pin 5 and interposed between the washer t and the upper end ot the valve cage 1 is a 1921. Serial No. 467,164.

coiled spring 6, by means et which spring the valve 2 is normally maintained closed. The valve cage and valve is a conventional one at present in use and it has been found extremely difhcult to compress the spring 6 for removing the Cotter pin 5; therefore, to overcome this disadvantage a clamp 7 is provided. The clamp 7 comprises spaced arms 8 and 9, which arms are preferably tornlcd from channel iron and have their rear ends extending inwardly towards each other and pivotally connected as at 10. The forward end ot' the arm 8 terminates in a horizontally disposed portion 11, which portion engages the upper surface of the washer el and receives within the V-shaped recess 12 the valve stem 3. By forming the recess if-shaped, it will be seen that various sizes oit valve stems may be received therein. The outer end of the arm 9 terminates in a horizontally disposed portion 13, which portion is prefer-- ably provided with a depression 14 in which the valve cage rests. lt will be seen that by positioning the Cotter pin 5 in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 that the horizontal portion 11 of the arm 8 may be placed in engagement with the upper surface of the washer l and when in such position and with the lower end of the valve cage 1 in the recess 14 of the arm 9 that when the arms 8 and 9 are forced towards each other, the valve sl'iring 6 will be compressed, thereby allowing the Cotter pin 5to be removed, and the cage, valve, and spring to be held for grinding or other purposes.

Extending through -an aperture'l in the arm 9 is an upwardly extending 'threaded shaft 16, which shalt has its upper end in an enlarged aperture 17 in the armv 8 and terminates in a crank handle 18, there being an enlargement 16a ttor engaging the upper tace of the arm 8."'l`hreaded on the lower end of the shaft 16 is a rectangular shaped nut 16b which is disposed between the flanges ot the arm 9 and through which nut the shaft threads as the arms S and i) are adjusted in relation to each other. It. will be seen that when the handle 18 is rotated that the arms 8 and 9 may be forced towards each other, or allowed to move away from each other under the iniiuence of the coiled spring 19 which surrounds the shaft 16 and is interposed between the arms 8 and 9.

.F rom the above it will be seen that a valve spring compressor and valve sage holder is provided. which compressor and holder is simple in operation, light, and so Constructed that it may be easily and quickly applied to a valve spring and cage in suoli a ina-nner that the valve and cage will be positively held.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is A valve spring compressor comprising a pair ot pivoted arrns pivot/ally connected together at one of their ends, said arms being` provided with outwardly extending spaced reinforcing ang'es, the ends of said arnis terminating` in horizontally disposed portions7 between which portions a valve cage having a valve spring may be disposed7 a sha-ft extending through one of said arms between its flanges, said shaft being threaded through a rectangular shaped nut disposed between the flanges of the other arm, said flanges engaging the opposite sides of the nnt and holding` it against rotation, a coiled spring` surrounding said shaft and normally forcing the arms apart, and a crank carried b v said shaft whereby the saine may be rotated for adjusting the arms in relation to each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed iny name to this specification in the presence oit two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED BRUNO SEPPMANN.

Witnesses T. K. MURPHY, A. E. QIHMBY. 

